Naomi: Season One

by Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, Jamal Campbell (Illustrator)

Overview

The Eisner Award Nominee for Best Limited Series, Naomi, begins a unique quest for self-discovery when a fight between Superman and Mongul crashes into Naomi's small northwestern town. Follow Naomi on her journey as she discovers her significant origins.

THE DC UNIVERSE'S NEWEST HERO!

A local teenager named Naomi starts looking into what happened the last time a super-being visited her hometown—and how that visit might tie into her own origins as an adopted child. But Naomi's seemingly harmless curiosity exposes more than just her family's startling secrets—it attracts the attention of forces that could threaten the Earth itself!

Learning the truth about her heritage will turn Naomi's life upside down. Can she learn to control her uncanny new abilities and come to terms with her strange new place in the world before it's too late?

Find out as this remarkable young woman begins her unique hero's journey in Naomi: Season One, co-written by Brian Michael Bendis (Superman, Young Justice) and David F. Walker (Luke Cage, Occupy Avengers) and illustrated by breakout artist Jamal Campbell (Supergirl, Green Arrow)! Collects issues #1-6 of the acclaimed new series from DC's Wonder Comics imprint.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401294953
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	10/29/2019
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Brian Michael Bendis is an award-winning comics creator, New York Times bestseller and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. In his twenty years at Marvel Comics, he produced some of the greatest graphic novels the publisher has ever seen, including Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, New Avengers, House of M, Secret Invasion, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alias, All-New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Guardians of The Galaxy and many more. Bendis is also known for his creator-owned works, including Powers, Scarlet, Brilliant, Goldfish, Fire, Jinx and Torso. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his family.

Editorial Reviews

12/06/2019

Naomi is a teenager growing up in Port Oswego, a small northwestern town where nothing exciting seems to happen—until one day Superman and an alien dictator named Mongul crash through in the midst of a continent-spanning brawl. As her friends and family struggle to deal with the aftermath, Naomi investigates a rumor that beings possessed of strange powers might have visited Port Oswego once before. After a hulking mechanic with a shadowy past reveals that the first visitation took place 17 years earlier, on the same day she was taken in by her adoptive parents, Naomi is convinced that the truth might provide answers to her own mysterious heritage. Coauthors Bendis (Young Justice. Vol 1: Gemworld) and Walker (Bitter Root. Vol. 1: Family Business) focus on character development, highlighting Naomi's yearning for self-knowledge, even as an intergalactic war and alternate dimensions figure into the story, all of which is stunningly rendered in artwork by Campbell (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Vol. 5), who quickly proves himself a superstar illustrator in the making. VERDICT An exciting mystery and coming-of-age superhero origin story introducing an original heroine and a cliff-hanger ending sure to have readers eager for future installments. [Previewed in Ingrid Bohnenkamp's "Mass Appeal," LJ 6/19.]—Tom Batten, Grafton, VA

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